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The pressure to be uniform in attire (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

duress

'the pressure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'uniform in attire' is the wordplay.
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'attire' becomes 'dress' ('dress' can be a synonym of 'attire').
'u' going within 'dress' is 'DURESS'.

'to be' is the link.

(Other definitions for duress that I've seen before include "Constraint, force" , "Hardship" , "Compulsion by use of force" , "Use of force or threats, often vile" , "Excessive pressure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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